Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 3PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 650 | 650 | 216 | 206 | 144 | 142 | 157 | 154 | 157 | 154 | 154 | 163 | 160 | 123 | 110 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 60 | 87 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:23AM1.89m | 11:47PM1.77m | 12:22PM1.95m | 00:45AM1.83m | 1:18PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39PM0.27m | 5:57AM0.16m | 6:36PM0.21m | 6:54AM0.10m | 7:31PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 650 | 650 | 109 | 100 | 96 | 103 | 157 | 154 | 157 | 154 | 154 | 163 | 160 | 123 | 110 | 78 | 76 | 48 | 60 | 87 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | SSW 16 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 14 | E 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 216 | 206 | 47 | 79 | 43 | 80 | 62 | 47 | 47 | 36 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 71 | 50 | 49 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 14 | — | NE 10 | SSW 13 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 144 | 142 | 140 | 11 | 73 | 42 | 42 | 41 | — | 20 | — | 4 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | NE 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | N 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 25 | 57 | 115 | 138 | 114 | 71 | 56 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 5 | 50 | 53 | 45 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 81 | 27 | 101 | 27 | 219 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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